n. an investigator engaged or employed in obtaining information not easily available to the public

n. a police officer who investigates crimes

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Examples

"Be a label detective and learn how to decode labels," said Dr. Clifford Bassett, a fellow of the American College of Asthma, Allergy and Immunology and an assistant clinical professor of medicine at NYU Langone School of Medicine.